Making Youtube Video Is My Newest Obsession

I mean an obsession in “learning about it”,  not so much creating a whole slew of videos. I take time with filming and putting together each video, but the time I spend on learning about the process is where the obsession mushrooms. I believe in the slow but sure  route. Which sometimes ends up being the slow and then nothing route, but let’s remain positive here. I had belonged to Youtube for many years, but began making my own just last fall. I set up my page with a header, added the social links, but now I need to take things to a higher level. On the Ilona Garden’s Youtube page I have a few videos, but now need to make an intro video that will pop up and play when people visit the page. You can make a special one or choose one of your best ones for this. Find the place to do this under the “channel settings”, “Invideo Programming”. I am going to make a special one for this purpose. Next, there is the opportunity to add a 3 second branding video to the beginning of each video. I plant to take advantage of this, too. I found a helpful tutorial on the official Youtube blog.

I Need Equipment

After making a few initial videos it is obvious I need some better equipment. I am okay with recording on my iphone, etc, but I need a lavalier microphone, with a stand for right now  and probably something with better a lens, eventually. It is hard to think about spending more money, but I want to make the quality of the videos something people will enjoy watching. Another thing is the software to edit video.  At this time iMoves is fine, but I may need something more powerful soon. Just like the move to more and better graphics, and mobile phone use, the necessity of youtube video for garden blogging means I must jump on and learn. It is out of my comfort zone, not just technically, but because I’m not really comfortable with cameras, as in being filmed or photographed. I don’t have the face for it. Just hoping to create a bridge with my readers and new gardeners.